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Reported online
While this is not a quantitative indicator, the responsible agency has identified the relevant policy/legislation appropriate for the Australian context.

Role of the ABS as a National Statistical Agency

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Corporate Plan 2017-2018 (Cat. No. 1005.0) outlines the role of the ABS as a National Statistical Agency and the future directions of the organisation.
 

National Metadata

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Australia closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Australian statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Australia-specific metadata information.

Responsible agency
The agency responsible for this data entry is Australian Bureau of Statistics
Reporting Year
2018
Caveat
While this is not a quantitative indicator, the responsible agency has identified the relevant policy/legislation appropriate for the Australian context.
Indicator status
Reported online
Indicator description

Number of countries with a national statistical plan that is fully funded and under implementation, by source of funding

Methodology

nil

Other information

nil

Page updated
17 July 2018

Global Metadata

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name
Number of countries with a national statistical plan that is fully funded and under implementation, by source of funding
Indicator number
17.18.3
Target number
17.18
Target name

By 2020, enhance capacity-building support to developing countries, including for least developed countries and small island developing States, to increase significantly the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts

Global indicator description

Number of countries with a national statistical plan that is fully funded and under implementation, by source of funding

UN designated tier
Tier 1
Link to UN metadata
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF 353.2kb)

Sources

Other

No other information for this indicator

Historic